ambitions

The days were starting to get longer and warmer, both qualities Artorias was happy to see coming back to the world. Though the winter in Auster had been mild with only the occasional snow flurries, he had already decided that winter was his least favorite season. The boy was, as per usual, roaming around the plains beyond the castle walls, in his mind patrolling his homelands to help keep them safe from potential threats. In actuality, he was just bored, and so he settled into going for a walk with Corbin gliding by overhead like a big black airplane. If nothing else, it would help him build up stamina. Plus the castle had been oddly quiet today; the adults must have all been off doing work, and Bowen was probably tending to their alpaca hoard. Maybe if he was lucky, he'd run into Rudy or Tika and they'd feel up for a spar.

As luck would have it, Artorias crested a small hill and found not just Avantika, but another wolf pup too: one of the Adravendi kids. He hadn't interacted much with the other litter, mostly due to his focus on his training, but they all seemed a decent lot. Besides, they were all brothers and sisters in a pack, right? Tugging at a strap to readjust his armor that seemed to be shrinking by the day, Artorias sauntered his way over to the two, greeting both with a dip of his head. "Hi Tika, uh..." He paused, trying his hardest to remember the big spotted boy's name from the couple of times he'd interacted with him. "...Eeeezra, right?" He had heard through hushed discussions from his parents that their mother had recently disappeared along with one of their sisters. He didn't know if he should bring it up or offer his sympathies, but decided to hold his tongue unless it came out otherwise. "What're you two up to?"